Appeal 2007-2446
Application 09/817,998
We also enter a new rejection of claim 22 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
and second paragraphs, as being indefinite and not being enabled by
Appellant’s disclosure.
ORDER
The decision of the Examiner is affirmed-in-part.
Regarding the affirmed rejection(s), 37 CFR § 41.52(a)(1) provides
"Appellant may file a single request for rehearing within two months from
the date of the original decision of the Board."
In addition to affirming the Examiner's rejection(s) of one or more
claims, this decision contains a new ground of rejection pursuant to 37 CFR
§ 41.50(b) (effective September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12,
2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (September 7, 2004)). 37 CFR
§ 41.50(b) provides "[a] new ground of rejection pursuant to this paragraph
shall not be considered final for judicial review."
37 CFR § 41.50(b) also provides that the Appellant, WITHIN TWO
MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE DECISION, must exercise one of
the following two options with respect to the new ground of rejection to
avoid termination of the appeal as to the rejected claims:
(1) Reopen prosecution. Submit an appropriate amendment of
the claims so rejected or new evidence relating to the claims so
rejected, or both, and have the matter reconsidered by the
Examiner, in which event the proceeding will be remanded to
the Examiner. . . .
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